HAJIA ADIZATU BAWA vs. AYUBA GARIBA [2019]DLHC8724

Date	2019-03-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C5/31/2013
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8724

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI HIGH COURT JUDGE

CHARLES OFORI FOR THE PETITIONER

MUJEEB AHMED RAHMAN FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2019]DLHC8724
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >HAJIA ADIZATU BAWA<o:p></o:p>(PETITIONER)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AYUBA GARIBA<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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C5/31/2013&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 11TH MARCH, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CHARLES
OFORI FOR THE PETITIONER <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MUJEEB AHMED RAHMAN FOR THE RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP
JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI, HIGH COURT JUDGE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>The petitioner in her petition filed on
27th March 2013, claimed the following reliefs against the
respondent.<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That
the marriage between the parties be dissolved.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that, the respondent is the biological father of the child of the
marriage.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That
custody of the child of the marriage Ibrahim Ayuba Gariba aged one (1) year
five (5) months (then) is granted to the petitioner.<o:p></o:p>d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That
the respondent is ordered to pay to the petitioner arrears of Ten Thousand
Ghana Cedis for the petitioner and the child.<o:p></o:p>e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That
the respondent is ordered to pay to the petitioner such periodical maintenance
pending trial and thereafter as may be just.<o:p></o:p>f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That
in the alternative, the respondent be ordered to pay to the petitioner a lump
sum of GH₡100,000
as financial settlement.<o:p></o:p>